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THE
WADSWORTH
GAS
ATTACK
a
n
d
RIO
GRANDE
RATTLER
27
K.
OF
C.
CLUB
HOUSE
OPEN
TO
ALL.
By
Joseph
A.
Cummings,
Secretary
K.
of
C.
at
Camp
Wadsworth.
That
30,000
men
from
New
York,
all
regu­
lar
fellows,
can
entertain
themselves
better
than
any
outside
artists
is
the
theory
on
which
the
Knights,
of
Columbus
Hall,
located
be­
tween
the
Bedpath
and
the
Bed
Triangle
tents,
is
being
managed.
When
the
building
was
opened,
the
latchkey
was
thrown
away—
you
know
what
we
mean—and
the
old
*1
Every­
body
Welcome
’
’
sign
means
just
that.
The
K.
of
C.
building
is
a
clubhouse
for
every­
body
in
camp,
officers
and
men,
and
all
are
taking
advantage
of
its
offerings.
There
are
reading
and
w
riting
tables,
free
stationery,
a
cozy
fireplace,
and
a
player-piano
and
a
graphophone
which
are
sending
forth
zippy
music
all
the
time.
Spartanburg
is
a
long
way
from
Broadway,
too
far
for
us
to
get
the
first-class
talent
to
which
the
boys
of
Camp
W
adsworth
are
ac­
customed
when
they
are
back
home.
If
the
best
were
obtainable,
professional
entertain­
ers
would
appear
here.
Second
raters
don’t
belong.
The
men
in
camp
are
better
them
­
selves.
And
we
are
having
the
men
in
camp
to
provide
our
entertainm
ents.
Not
all
the
talent
has
been
located
yet,
but
in
a
few
days
a
regular
schedule
of
entertainm
ents
will
be
announced—all
by
men
in
khaki
for
the
men
in
khaki.
Bev.
George
A.
Crimmen,
the
K
n
ights
of
Columbus
chaplain
for
Camp
W
adsworth,
has
now
taken
up
his
residence
at
the
K.
of
C.
building.
Father
Crimmen
will
be
at
the
serv­
ice
of
all
the
men
in
camp
at
all
time.
He
will
hear
confessions
at
stated
intervals
and
will
celebrate
two
masses
every
Sunday
morn­
ing.
The
bulletin
boards
will
always
contain
all
inform
ation
about
services.
The
present
plan
is
to
have
one
night
every
week,
probably
Sunday,
given
up
to
religious
services.
Formal
entertainm
ents,
to
which
all
men
are
welcome
all
the
time,
will
be
held
probably
two
nights
every
week,
and
on
the
other
four
nights
the
hall
will
be
open
for
4
4
quiet
’
’
entertainm
e
n
t,
letter
writing,
sing­
ing,
reading
and
^
j
u
s
t
se
ttin
’
around.
’
’
K-C
wants
to
see
everybody
use
the
build­
ing.
Any
man
is
free
to
use
this
building
to
entertain
his
callers
at
any
time.
No
dances
have
been
held
in
camp
yet.
That
is
no
reason
why
there
should
not
be
one
any
night
in
the
K-C
hall,
provided
anybody
can
arrange
to
get
some
of
the
right
sort
of
girls
to
pay
us
a
visit
properly
chaperoned.
Two
A
u
strian
regiments
which
speak
differ­
ent
languages,
mistaking'
each
other
for
the
enemy,
fought
throughout
the
night.
The
re­
sult
was'
a
heavy
loss
on
either
side
before
the
error
was
discovered.
At
the
Hempstead
poor
farm
several
in­
mates
went
wdthout
their
tobacco,
which
was
their
only
luxury,
in
order
to
purchase
an
American
flam
Forty
thousand
words,
8,571
sentences
for
a
jitney—in
T
he
G
as
A
ttack
.
FIRE!
The
camp
had
pulled
the
blankets
over
its
head
and
was
dreaming
about
its
18
ounce
ration
of
turkey
the
night
before
Thanksgiv­
ing
when
the
fire
call
sounded.
In
civilian
life
if
we
were
obliged
to
get
out
of
bed
every
time
a
paper
barrel
started
to
light
up
the
night
anywhere
in
the
city
we
would
probably
w
rite
a
letter
to
some
one
about
it.
In
the
army,
however,
it
is
easier
to
get
up
than
w
rite
official
letters.
So
the
camp
got
up.
Each
man
grabbed
A
’s
w
a
ter
bucket
and
handed
it
to
B.
This
is
the
usual
thing
and
helps
along
immensely.
Then
everyone
counted
off
and
reported
to
the
top
sergeant
and
the
top
sergeant
reported
to
the
Captain
and
the
Captain
reported
to
the
regimental
adjutant.
The
regimental
adjutant
having
no
one
to
report
to
went
to
bed
again
and
pulled
the
regimental
blankets
over
his
head.
Some
inquisitive
person
then
asked
where
the
fire
was.
An
investigation
was
set
un­
der
way.
I
t
was
discovered
that
a
contrac­
tor
’s
store
house
over
by
the
remount
station
had
burned
to
the
ground
while
the
division
was
forming.
The
division
stood
in
line
un­
til
the
fire
had
completely
died
out
and
then
went
to
bed
again.
In
order
to
save
time
and
trouble
investi­
gating
the
locality
of
fires
at
the
time
of
their
occurrence
T
he
G
as
A
ttack
will
publish
each
week
a
list
of
fires
and
their
whereabouts
so
that
the
men
of
the
Division
will
know
exactly
w
hat
fires
they
have
been
fighting.
m
forms
Tailored
by
The
House
of
Kuppenheimer
GENERAL
NUISANCE.
The
guy
who
picked
out
Spartanburg
for
a
camp
site
because
of
its
“warm,
balmy
cli­
mate.
’
’
Sentenced
by
a
general
court
m
artial,
made
up
of
30,000
privates
in
the
27th
Division,
U.
S.
A.,
to
push
an
O.
D.
pill
with
his
nose
from
Nome,
Alaska,
Tozxzzkkiski,
Siberia,
via
the
North
Pole,
clad
only
in
a
porous
plaster
and
a
pair
of
chevrons.
He
is
further
sentenced
to
salute
all
walri
met
en
route
and
to
recite
the
General
Orders
to
every
Esquimo
lie
meets.
Also,
his
rations
will
consist
of
ice
cream,
ice
water,
and
oys­
ters,
and
such
further
punishment
as
the
court
m
artial
may
direct.
Cotton
Khaki
$15.00
up
16
os.
O.
D.
Serge
42.50
up
Funston
Cloth
32.50
up
(Heavyweight)
James
A.
Bannister
Genuine
Cordovan
Puttees
:
$16.50
116
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ST.
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THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK a n d RIO GRANDE RATTLER 27 K. OF C. CLUB HOUSE OPEN TO ALL. By Joseph A. Cummings, Secretary K. of C. at Camp Wadsworth. That 30,000 men from New York, all regu­ lar fellows, can entertain themselves better than any outside artists is the theory on which the Knights, of Columbus Hall, located be­ tween the Bedpath and the Bed Triangle tents, is being managed. When the building was opened, the latchkey was thrown away— you know what we mean—and the old *1 Every­ body Welcome ’ ’ sign means just that. The K. of C. building is a clubhouse for every­ body in camp, officers and men, and all are taking advantage of its offerings. There are reading and w riting tables, free stationery, a cozy fireplace, and a player-piano and a graphophone which are sending forth zippy music all the time. Spartanburg is a long way from Broadway, too far for us to get the first-class talent to which the boys of Camp W adsworth are ac­ customed when they are back home. If the best were obtainable, professional entertain­ ers would appear here. Second raters don’t belong. The men in camp are better them ­ selves. And we are having the men in camp to provide our entertainm ents. Not all the talent has been located yet, but in a few days a regular schedule of entertainm ents will be announced—all by men in khaki for the men in khaki. Bev. George A. Crimmen, the K n ights of Columbus chaplain for Camp W adsworth, has now taken up his residence at the K. of C. building. Father Crimmen will be at the serv­ ice of all the men in camp at all time. He will hear confessions at stated intervals and will celebrate two masses every Sunday morn­ ing. The bulletin boards will always contain all inform ation about services. The present plan is to have one night every week, probably Sunday, given up to religious services. Formal entertainm ents, to which all men are welcome all the time, will be held probably two nights every week, and on the other four nights the hall will be open for 4 4 quiet ’ ’ entertainm e n t, letter writing, sing­ ing, reading and ^ j u s t se ttin ’ around. ’ ’ K-C wants to see everybody use the build­ ing. Any man is free to use this building to entertain his callers at any time. No dances have been held in camp yet. That is no reason why there should not be one any night in the K-C hall, provided anybody can arrange to get some of the right sort of girls to pay us a visit properly chaperoned. Two A u strian regiments which speak differ­ ent languages, mistaking' each other for the enemy, fought throughout the night. The re­ sult was' a heavy loss on either side before the error was discovered. At the Hempstead poor farm several in­ mates went wdthout their tobacco, which was their only luxury, in order to purchase an American flam Forty thousand words, 8,571 sentences for a jitney—in T he G as A ttack . FIRE! The camp had pulled the blankets over its head and was dreaming about its 18 ounce ration of turkey the night before Thanksgiv­ ing when the fire call sounded. In civilian life if we were obliged to get out of bed every time a paper barrel started to light up the night anywhere in the city we would probably w rite a letter to some one about it. In the army, however, it is easier to get up than w rite official letters. So the camp got up. Each man grabbed A ’s w a ter bucket and handed it to B. This is the usual thing and helps along immensely. Then everyone counted off and reported to the top sergeant and the top sergeant reported to the Captain and the Captain reported to the regimental adjutant. The regimental adjutant having no one to report to went to bed again and pulled the regimental blankets over his head. Some inquisitive person then asked where the fire was. An investigation was set un­ der way. I t was discovered that a contrac­ tor ’s store house over by the remount station had burned to the ground while the division was forming. The division stood in line un­ til the fire had completely died out and then went to bed again. In order to save time and trouble investi­ gating the locality of fires at the time of their occurrence T he G as A ttack will publish each week a list of fires and their whereabouts so that the men of the Division will know exactly w hat fires they have been fighting. m forms Tailored by The House of Kuppenheimer GENERAL NUISANCE. The guy who picked out Spartanburg for a camp site because of its “warm, balmy cli­ mate. ’ ’ Sentenced by a general court m artial, made up of 30,000 privates in the 27th Division, U. S. A., to push an O. D. pill with his nose from Nome, Alaska, Tozxzzkkiski, Siberia, via the North Pole, clad only in a porous plaster and a pair of chevrons. He is further sentenced to salute all walri met en route and to recite the General Orders to every Esquimo lie meets. Also, his rations will consist of ice cream, ice water, and oys­ ters, and such further punishment as the court m artial may direct. Cotton Khaki $15.00 up 16 os. O. D. Serge 42.50 up Funston Cloth 32.50 up (Heavyweight) James A. Bannister Genuine Cordovan Puttees : $16.50 116 E. MAIN ST. Tke largest Book Store in South Carolina M i l i t a r y Texts for Officers and Unlisted men Sp eeiafty mm m Spartanburg, S. C.